M80 has had problems since the beginning of 2025. Ethan "reck" Serrano will miss the first tournaments of the season due to a broken leg. According to information from dust2.us, he will be replaced by Nils "k1to" Gruhne, who is currently a free agent.

Trouble of M80

Reck's injury comes at an inopportune time for the team. After losing at the Perfect World Shanghai Major in November, M80 aims to start the new year with confident results. However, with the Valve ranking system in place, success in the first tournaments of 2025 will be crucial for the team to win invitations to major tournaments and have the opportunity to participate in BLAST.tv Austin Major, the first major tournament in North America in seven years.

Statistics of k1to

Currently, k1to is a free player. Previously, he played for BIG and OG. With OG, he competed last year and the team's best result was second place at Skyesports Masters 2024. However, k1to's statistics in 2024 are not really impressive, with the ranking index a modest 5.4, which is considered quite low.

The return of reck and the lineup of M80

reck is expected to recover in February, allowing him to prepare to participate in the team's first LAN tournament — ESL Pro League Season 21, which begins on March 1.

M80 lineup at the beginning of the season:

Michael "Swisher" Schmid

Fritz "slaxz-" Dietrich

Elias "s1n" Stein

Mason "Lake" Sanderson

Nils "k1to" Gruhne